Inventory



Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,576 I F. o. GOODMAN INVENTORY Filed Oct. 10, 1927 I N S T R U C T l O N 5 MONTH LY T /NVENTOR {'/Z/ 1 F J INVENTOR a 7 Egg 0 (fwd/fizz ATTORN EY Patented Nov. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES FLOYD O. GOODMAN, F LEWISTON, IDAHO.

INVENTORY.

Application filed October 10, 1927. Serial No. 225,094.

This invention relates to inventories as designed more particularly for creamery products, and has as one of its objects to provide an inventory operable by means of numbered dials.

Another object of the invention is to provide an inventory that will. record and display numbers showing the amount of material on hand without laborious calculations.

A further object of the invention, is to provide an inventory that will register con secutively from 0 to 200,000 with five dials.

A further object of the invent-ion to provide an inventory graduated in a manner and having an arrow provided ing member whereby the numeral of the graduation can be changed in value at will.

A further object of the invention is to provide an inventory having two or more series of dials arranged in juxtaposition for convenient display of quantity and totals, and having a separateset of dials arranged in a semi-concealed position for grand totals.

lVith these and other objects in view reference is now had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of the inventory opened to display the front and back.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the device open and in the operable position.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of one of the dials.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the expansible arrows; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view thereof.

Supplementing the above mentioned objccts the device may be considered as providing a means whereby different numbers may be obtained from the fixed numbers of a dial, and with a range from 0 to 200,000 with five dials, having a series of quantity dials arranged with relation to a series of totaling dials in a manner that both of these dials may be positioned for simultaneous observation, and providing for grand total dials positioned in semi-concealment.

With this in mind and having reference to the drawings herein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views and the numeral 1 refers to the device in it's entirety, the device consisting of a title page 2, on which is a title 3, leaves 4: and 5, and a back page 6, with quantity dials 7, totaling dials 8 and grand total dials 9 inwith a slid-- upon the obverse side of one leaf 4 while v the totaling dials 8 will be on the reverse side of the adjacent leaf 5 in a manner that the two pages face each other.

For this purpose the leaves are joined together in book form by a hinge 10 extending preferably the full width of the pages, and the pin 11 of the hinge terminates at both ends in a suitable supporting means, preferably of the form of rings 12, as shown, whereby the inventory may be supported by hanging upon a wall or other convenient place, the purpose being to place the grand totaling dials -9 in a position necessitating unusual effort to expose them for unwarranted inspection.

By thus supporting the device 1, the title page 2 only is visible to the casual observer and the records are concealed until this title page has been raised when there is displayed for use the above mentioned dials.

The dials are distributed to provide a convenient record of quantity and totals, and difier only in location.

The quantity dials 7 are disposed in vertical columns of five and are placed on the lower hanging page to be more convenient for the use of the workmen, while the totaling dials 8 likewise consist of a series of dials, but these are preferably placed in a horizontal position, in a slightly more obscure location than the quantity dials, for use by the foreman or other person of authority.

The dials are designed uniformly with numbered graduations 13, the numbers comprising a unit digit 1a or a unit and tens digit 15, with these numbers suitiXed with ciphers 16, the arrangement providing for consecutive numbering from 0 to on each dial, and, by the addition of the ciphers the decimal multiples thereof, thereby providing the numbers 10,000 to and including 200,000 on each dial.

These numbers are positioned radially with the unit digits 14 nearest the center.

posed numbers.

The arm 19 is provided with indentures 22 spaced identical with the spacing of the digits of the numbers and has slidably mounted thereon a pointer carrying member 23 having an indcnture 24 registerable with the first named indentures 22 of the arm19 wherewith to maintain the said member in a desired position.

The pointer carrying member as its name implies, is provided with a pointer 25 that is directed toward the center of the dial and tion 26 intended to cover certain of the ciphers and leaving exposed the desired number bet-ween the pointer 25 and the before-mentioned shoulder 21.

It now becomes obvious that by sliding the pointer carrying member upon the arm that the member will become fixed by the engagement of the indentures and a certain number will be exposed consisting of the first digits of the number, and that any of the ciphers desired may be concealed. By this method 5000 may be changed to 500 as shown in Fig. 3, or obviously all of the ciphers may be concealed and the number 5' only show, and this plan may be continued to include the five dials from which consecutive numbering may be obtained, from 1 The units and tens number from 1 to 29 and are used advisedly and for two reasons: The first being to provide for consecutive numbering with the aid of five dials, and the second; reason being that for use in ice cream making, 20, whether gallons or cans, is a maximum run of the average manufacturer generally speaking, and again in the first place the digits forming the number 19 on one of the dials provides us with two digits, whereby by taking one digit from each of the other dials the number 199999 may be readily'produced.

In the second instance by having each dial marked consecutively for the amount of the maximum run we are enabled to utilize detail indexes 27 for each dial, as shown in Flg. 2, these lndexesshowmg in this case the numerals 5, 3, 2 2, and 1, representing containers having these relative capacities.

Acting in conjunction with these detail 7 indexes, and in the manufacture of ice cream and sherbets, and other products put up in containers, a general index 28 de scribing the class of goods is utilized.

Obviously, the general index 28,1nay be used without the detailed index 27 where the quantity is relatively large or where the detailed index does not apply.

In explanation ofthe uses of this device itis assumed that ice cream is to be manufactured and that a record is to be kept of the quantity on hand.

In the first step what'is termed the mix (the mixture forming the body from which ice cream is manufactured) is supplied to the ice'cream maker, or foreman, and he in turn adds certain flavoring to the mix, and simultaneously mixes and chills the ingredients after which he places them in certain sizes of cans, and the cans are then placed in the sharp room to. complete the freezing and to be available for use.

As the cans are placed in the sharp room, the arrow 17 on the dials under the respective index is turned to show the number of is provided with arelatively large body porcans of a certain particular size and contents in the sharp room. Then as the worl men remove one of these containers each one moves the arrow counter-clockwise 'so that it will register the number" of cans, or gellens, of that size and flavor still remaining in the sharp room. The ice cream maker may now by consulting the dials, know exactly how much stock of each kind he has on hand and from this may readily obtain the number of gallons required to complete his stock at any time.

It is now obvious that arecord of the amount of gallons used may be recorded on the totaling dials 8 whereby a record'may be kept daily, weekly or monthly, and that a grand total for any period oftime may be kept upon the semi-concealed grand total dials 9.

produced from a certain quantity of mix.

The management has kept a recordot the mix furnished to the foreman and the totals columns now show the amount of gallons made from that mix,

The totals now show 15 gallons in columns 1 and 2, 21 gallons in columns 3 and 4:, and 19 gallons in column 5 making a grand total of 55 gallons to be read from the semiconcealed dials 9 by the management as a check against the number of gallons of mix used.

It is now obvious that the device is equally applicable to sherbets, to keep a record in and out of butter or eggs, or even hay or the like, and hence has a wide diversity of uses, and that the indexes may be changed asthe case may require they preferably being constructed in the usual manner of printed, card-board strips 29 slidably mounted in a slide 30.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: I

1. In an inventory comprising a multitude of dials arranged in book form, and in series of five, a dial graduated consecutively from O to 20, and having its numbers arranged radially with the unit numeral nearest the center, and provided with an expansible arrow adapted to expose and indicate the desired numerals of each number, and conceal the undesired.

2. In an inventory comprising a multitude of dials, a dial having numbered graduations, the numbers thereof consisting of a unit numeral sufiixed with ciphers, and an ranged radially with its unit numeral disposed nearest the center, and provided with an expansible arrow rotatably mounted on said dial and adapted to expose the desired numerals of each number and to conceal the undesired.

3. In an inventory, a dial having numbered graduations, the numbers thereof comprising a unit numeral suflixed with a plurality of ciphers, and positioned radially with the unit of the number nearest the center, and an expansible arrow rotatably mounted on said dial and provided, for expansion, with a pointer carrying member adapted to expose the desired numerals of the number and to conceal the undesired numerals.

4;. In an inventory, a dial having numbored graduations, the numbers thereof comprising a unit numeral suftixed with ciphers, to represent consecutive numbering from to and the decimal multiples thereof, and positioned radially with the unit of the number nearest the center, and an expansible arrow rotatably mounted on said dial, and provided for expansion with a pointer carrying member adapted to expose and in dicate the desired numerals and to conceal the undesired numerals of the number.

5. In an inventory, a dial having numbered graduations, comprising a unit numeral suflixed with a plurality of ciphers to represent consecutive numbering from 0 to 20 and the decimal multiples thereof, and positioned radially with the unit of the number nearest the center, and an expansible arrow rotatably mounted on said dial and consisting of an arm pivotally mounted on said dial and provided with an offset normally positioned adjacent to the unit numeral, and provided with a pointer carrying member slidably mounted on said arm and adapted to exposeand indicate the desired numerals and conceal the undesired numerals of the number. p

- 6. In an inventory, a dial having numbered graduations, the numbers thereof comprising a unit numeral suffered with ciphers, to represent consecutive numbering from O to 20 and the decimal multiples thereof, and positioned from the center outward, and an expansible arrow rotatably mounted on said dial and consisting of an arm pivotally mounted on said dial and provided with an offset normally positioned adjacent to the unit numeral, and having indentures spaced identical with the spacing of the numeral and provided with a pointer carrying member slidably mounted on said arm and provided with indentures registerable with the first named indentures, and adapted to expose and indicate the desired numerals and conceal the undesired numerals of the number.

'1. In an inventory, a dial having numbered graduations, the numbers thereof comprising a unit numeralv suflixed with ciphers to represent consecutive numbering from 0 to 20 and the decimal multiples thereof, and positioned radially to read from the center outward, an expansible arrow rotatably mounted on said dial and consisting of an arm pivotally mounted on said dial, and provided with an oifset arm adapted to rest adjacent to and below the number when said arrow is in line with the number, and having indentures spaced identical with the spacing of the numerals, and provided with a pointer carrying member having indentures registerable with the first named indentures, and having its pointer directed toward the center of the dial, and provided with a relatively large body portion adapted to conceal certain of said ciphers and expose a number of the desired value.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FLOYD O. GOODMAN. 

